Chennai Customs’ AIU Seizes High-Grade Ganja at Chennai International Airport
Chennai:
Port Wings News Network:
Based on passenger profiling, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU), Chennai Customs on 2 October intercepted a male passenger, who had arrived at Chennai International Airport from Bangkok.
According to a media statement, the passenger attempted to exit through the Green Channel without making any declaration to Customs. Upon detailed examination of his checked-in baggage, 26 transparent airtight packets containing dried greenish-brown flowering and fruiting tops of a plant, suspected to be high-grade hydroponically cultivated Cannabis (Ganja), were recovered. The packets were ingeniously concealed inside Thai food packets.
The recovered contraband weighed 15.02 kilograms (net weight) and tested positive for Ganja / Marijuana using the Narcotic Drug Detection Kit. The contraband was seized under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
The seized drug worth approximately Rs.5.26 Crores in the illicit market. The passenger has been arrested under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act and remanded to judicial custody. Further investigation is in progress.
Chennai Customs advises the public, particularly the youth, to remain vigilant against offers of sponsored foreign travel and easy money for carrying unknown baggage on their return journey. Analysis of recent cases reveals that smuggling syndicates frequently target young individuals by funding their travel, accommodation, and other expenses, and subsequently use them to carry and deliver contraband into India. Involvement in such activities can ruin lives, as these are serious offences under the law that invite strict punishment and long-term legal consequences.
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